Hacks for Minecrafters: Redstone: The Unofficial Guide to Tips and Tricks That Other Guides Won't Teach You
chapter 1 REDSTONE POWER For a redstone contraption to work there must be a source of power or redstone signal Some power sources send power constantly like redstone torches Other sources only emit power when they are turned on like a switch Some like buttons may only send a redstone signal for a short period of time Power sources send power to themselves the block space they are in and also usually to the blocks they are attached to Dif ferent power source items have slightly different rules about what blocks or block spaces they send power to Some power sources also power the blocks next to the block they are attached to These include buttons detector rails
Redstone Power 7 levers pressure plates and tripwire hooks Your main power sources will be redstone torches redstone blocks buttons and levers Redstone Torches A redstone torch provides power constantly to itself and to the block above it It will provide power to attached redstone dust repeaters and comparators and attached redstone devices like pistons The repeaters and comparators must be facing away from the torch as these devices receive signals from the back A redstone torch doesn’t provide power to the block it is placed on In fact if the block the redstone torch is on receives power from another block or source the redstone torch will turn off Redstone torch recipe Redstone Blocks A redstone block is another power source that is always on Unlike a torch though it can’t be turned off Also it doesn’t power any blocks around it It only powers redstone dust com parators repeaters and redstone devices like pistons
8 Hacks for Minecrafters Redstone Redstone block recipe Levers A lever provides a constant power source when it is turned on When you place a lever it is in the off position It provides power to the block it is on and any attached redstone dust or devices Lever recipe Buttons Buttons can be made of either stone or wood and they provide power only for a short time A stone button will send power for 1 second while a wood button will send power for 1 5 seconds One exception is if an arrow hits a wood button the arrow will keep the button pressed until the arrow despawns or is picked up Buttons power the block they are on and any attached redstone dust or devices
Redstone Power 9 Wood button recipe Stone button recipe Pressure Plates Like buttons pressure plates provide temporary power and are made of stone or wood Stone or wood pressure plates pro vide power for 1 second or for the time an item or entity is on it Pressure plates are activated by players mobs or a mine cart with a mob in it Wooden plates can also be activated by arrows fishing rod lures any minecart and any dropped items A pressure plate powers the block beneath it and any attached redstone dust or devices Wood pressure plate recipe
